Although he is living his dream by playing for Real Madrid today, Kylian Mbappé cannot really enjoy the perks that the Spanish capital has to offer. The Frenchman is a victim of his own success.
“Metro, work, sleep.” This clichéd phrase that describes the daily life of Parisians and which emphasizes its routine nature, Kylian Mbappé took it with him to Madrid. As revealed by the Spanish media Relevo this Saturday, the daily life of the French striker is essentially summed up by the daily journeys between his home, located in the luxurious private district of La Finca, and Valdebabas, his club’s training center.
Although he had confided in an interview with Clique his happiness at discovering a new country, a new city where people “were nice”, we cannot say that his popularity allows him to fully enjoy it. At each of his outings, the 2018 world champion provokes impressive crowd movements. This is what pushes him today to often stay at home.
One of his recent public appearances caused an uproar
Relevo thus explains the consequences of a recent outing of the Madrilenian, who had wanted to go to an El Corte Inglés store (the equivalent of Galeries Lafayette in France, editor’s note), located in Pozuelo, on the outskirts of Madrid. He finally realized that his wish was going to turn into an ordeal when, after a few minutes, his presence caused a real uproar. Raging and uncontrollable fans tried to approach him for photos and autographs, and Mbappe had to cut his walk short as the situation became untenable.
Since this disturbing exit, a large part of his free time is devoted to his commercial contracts, his own as well as those of Real Madrid. He also takes advantage of his days off to travel between Paris and Dubai, and to spend time with his partners, like Eduardo Camavinga, Ferland Mendy, or Antonio Rüdiger, with whom he maintains an excellent relationship. But it is impossible for him to fully enjoy the Spanish capital like Vinicius Jr. or Jude Bellingham. It is the price of fame, some will say.
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